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  • Georgia State Fin. & Inv. Comm'n v. XL Speciality Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Denise E. Whiting-Pack, Assistant Attorney General, and George C. Reid Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Atlanta, for Georgia State Fin. & Inv. Comm. William R. Wildman, Kent W. Collier Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, John C. McManus, George W. Warlick McManus & Graham, Alexander Yusupov Hays & Potter PC, John V. Burch, Marc H. Bardack, Christina A. Craddock Bovis, Kyle & Burch LLC, Charles B. Marsh Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Ronald J. Garber Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge & Smotherman, Atlanta, and Jefferson B. Slagle Thompson, Slagle & Hannan PC, Duluth, for XL Specialty Ins. Co. Marc H. Bardack, John V. Burch and William R. Bryant Bovis, Kyle & Burch LLC, Atlanta, for Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. Alan S. Lowe, Ellen Schoolar Alan S. Lowe & Assocs. PC, Savannah, David R. Cook Jr. and George C. Reid Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Atlanta, for Bonitz.Other party representation: Jerald R. Hanks Hanks Brookes LLC, Lloyd B. Hedrick Jr., Stacey K. Hydrick Hedrick Law LLC, James T. Budd Mabry & McClelland LLP, Robert P. Marcovitch, Andrew K. Susong Gaslowitz Frankel LLC, Stephen M. Schatz, Fredric W. Stearns Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Melinda L. Moseley Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP, William R. Wildman, Kent W. Collier Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Ronald J. Garber Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge & Smotherman, Jerald R. Hanks, Brandon G. Day Hanks Brookes LLC, James T. Budd Mabry & McClelland LLP, Michael J. Athans, Matthew A. Barrett Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Kenneth Sisco Hawkins & Parnell, Edward H. Lindsey Jr., David M. Abercrombie Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, Atlanta, Robert D. Steinberg, Dewitte Thompson Jr. Thompson, Slagle & Hannan LLC, Duluth, Michael J. Classens Edenfield, Cox & Classens, Statesboro, George L. Welborn Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams, Jonathan D. Crumly Little & Crumly LLC, Marietta, Paul Crabtree Continental Lightning Protection Inc., Lilburn, Charlie Johnson Sprinkler Contractors Inc., Soperton, and Wendy F. Keane, Raymond L. Deluca Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, Pa.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A0504, A10A0581

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to a subcon r on an insurer's claim, because some evidence showed that subcon r negligently performed its obligations under the con

  • Mandato & Assocs. v. Sepulveda Masonry

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Jason Pettus and Sean L. Gill Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Neal C. Scott Misner, Scott & Martin, William E. Turnipseed, Mark J. Boyd Savell & Williams LLP, Robert A. Luskin, Kevin A. Spainhour Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson LLP, Atlanta, Michael A. Penn The Penn Law Firm PC, Alpharetta, and Glenn E. Cooper, Norcross, for appellees.
    Case Number: A10A0751

    A general contactor's insurer had no subrogation rights against subcontractors, because the insurer's failure to secure the general contractor's written consent to a $325K settlement created an inde

  • Dabbs v. Key Equip. Fin. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Brian Raley Raley & Sandifer, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher A. Riley, Lisa K. Bojko Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and J. Blake Mayes Sacks Tierney PA, Scottsdale, Ariz., for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0825

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to an equipment company and failing to grant summary judgment to the alleged guarantor/employee-the guaranty executed by employee was not enforceab

  • Lott v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-04-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica R. Towne Clark & Towne PC, Lawrenceville, for Lott. Donn M. Peevy Peevy & Lancaster PC, Lawrenceville, for Watson. Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Stephen A. Fern, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A0558, A10A0559

    Probable cause supported issuance of the search warrant for the defendant's house, because it was based on a named informant making a statement against penal interest and on personal observ

  • In the Interest of A.R.

    Publication Date: 2010-03-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward J. Peterson Public Defender's Office, Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kathryn A. Fox, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, Thomas J. O'Donnell, Special Assistant Attorney General, Sandersville, and Christopher N. Dube Mahaffey Dube, Wrens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0125

    The mother lived in subsidized housing with her boyfriend, did not maintain stable employment, had limited intellectual capacity, was incapable of parenting her children without assistance and paid onl

  • In the Interest of J.S.

    Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Skinner, Milner, proceeded pro se. Justin B. Grubbs Grubbs Law Firm LLC, Griffin, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A0186

    The trial court did not err in denying the father's petition to legitimate, because the father abandoned his opportunity interest to develop a relationship with his

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Edwards, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0322

    The evidence was sufficient to convict defe for carrying a concealed weapon, because police found a knife when they searched defe

  • Feliciano v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Erickson, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: James B. Smith, District Attorney, and Robin R. Riggs, Assistant District Attorney, Winder, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0388

    The jury could infer from the evidence that the defendant knew that the vehicle he was riding in had a hidden compartment containing cocaine and

  • Scott v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher D. Elrod Elrod & Elrod PC, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard K. Bridgeman, District Attorney, Toccoa, and Robin R. Riggs, Assistant District Attorney, Winder, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0075

    The jury was authorized to find the defendant guilty of aggravated assault against each person in the group on which Scott opened

  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David R. Serwitz Public Defender's Office, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Thomas L. Williams, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0520

    The trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to suppress the cocaine found on his person after a wrongful police search, because the state proved by a preponderance of the evidence that